diff --git a/srcpkgs/tar/template b/srcpkgs/tar/template
index 58ea9a87631..692ab77ff0d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tar/template
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 	# avoid regenerating doc on install
 	touch -r doc/stamp-vti configure
 }
+
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}